This video was very insightful to me. It was interesting that this student is 10
years old, so she is probably in 4th or 5th grade, and
had such distinct areas of strengths and weaknesses. The idea that a student can perform in the
94% of math and 12% of reading simultaneously is interesting.
Frequent and ongoing assessment used consistently with
this student was aiding in the progress Becca was making. Dr. Lyon stressed the importance of
diagnosing reading issues and being proactive in quickly working on and “fixing”
those problem areas. Frequent testing
and monitoring seems like the best way to help struggling readers become
stronger readers.
It’s interesting to me that Dr. Lyon mentioned how reading
is an emotional issue. As a fifth grade
teacher, I have seen this first hand, just within the first weeks of
school. My students have come to my
classroom with a few students from their class the previous year. The students want to impress each other, and
of course, all students want to look and sound like they understand all aspects
of learning. When it comes time for
students to read aloud, I can visibly see an uncomfortable shift in some
students. The way students slink into
and try to become one with their chairs becomes so evident in the time that the
class works to read a text aloud.
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